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COMPILATION AND SUMMARY 



OF THE 



FISH AND GAME LAWS 



OF MASSACHUSETTS. 



JUNE 1, 1878. 



BY HENRY J. DUNHAM, 



STOCKBRIDGE, MASS. 





PITTSFIELD, MASS.: 
SUN STEAM rKINTJNG KUOMS, lOi NORTH STREET. 

1S78. 






Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1878, by 

IIENllY J. DUNHAM, At tokne y-at-L a w, 
In the Office of the Liln-urian of Congress at Washington. 



PREFACE. 



The design of this little book is to present, in a concise form, 
the general law regulating the taking of Fish and Game in the Com- 
monwealth of Massachusetts, and also the important special laws 
applicable to different localities which have been enacted since ISGO. 
So many laws have been amended, and partially repealed, that it is 
exceedingly difficult to understand them by reading the Statutes. 

This work is submitted to persons interested in the protection 
and cultivation of Fish and Game and in the enforcement of the 
laws pertaining to the same, in the hope that it will, to some extent, 
atleast, supply a want that has been a subject of frequent remar k 

II. J. D. 

Stockbridge, Mass., June 1, 1878. 



FISH. 



TROUT. 

It is lawful to catch trout within this Comnionwcaltli from April 
1st to October 1st, inclusive, in each year; but "Whoever within 
tliis Commonwealth sells, offers for sale, exposes for sale, or has in 
his possession an}- trout, except alive, between the first da}' of Oc- 
tober in each j^ear and the next succeeding first day of April, shall 
forfeit for each fish taken, caught or killed between said first day of 
October in each year, and said next succeeding first day of April, 
and so sold, ottered for sale, exposed for sale or had in his posses- 
sion, the sum of Ten Dollars ; and in all prosecutions under this act, 
the possession of any trout during the time included between the 
dates stated above, shall be 'prima facie evidence to convict under 
tliis act." 

Chap. 221, Stat. 1876. 

It is unlawful to take or catch any trout at any season of the year 
in any other manner than by hook and hand line, under a penalty of 
not less than five nor more than twenty dollars. 

Chap. 186, Stat. 1874. 

Sec. 26, Chap. 384, Stat. 1869. 

Prosecutions under this law shall not be commenced except within 
one year from the lime the olfence is committed. 

Cliap. 137, Stat. 1873. 

One-half the money recovered as penalties shall be paid to the 
person making the complaint, and the other half of the penalty first 
named shall be paid to the city or town in which the offence is com- 
mitted. 

Chap. 221, Stat. 187G. 



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Of the penalty last named, one-half is to be paid to the Com- 
monwealth. 

Sec. 33, Chap. 384, Stat. 1869, 

" The Mayor or Alderman of any city, the Selectmen of any town, 
and all police officers and constables within this Commonwealth, 
shall canse the provisions of this act to be enforced in their respec- 
tive cities and towns." 

Chap. 221, Stat. 18TG. 

For special laws regnlating the taking of trout, and other fish, in 
certain localities, see index, and also under head of " Ponds, Riv- 
ers,. Brooks," etc. 



Land-Loeked Salmon. 

The law respecting the taking of Land-Locked Salmon is precisely 
like that regulating the taking of trout. They may be taken between 
April 1st and October 1st. Forfeitures and penalties the same ; 
duties of officers the same. 



Lake Trout. 

The law in regard to catching of Lake Trout is the same as to 
the takinfj of Trout or Land-locked Salmon. 



Black Bass. 

' ' Whoever takes any black bass in any of the ponds or streams 
of this Commonwealth from the first day of December to the first 
day of July in each j'car, or at any time, except with naturally or 
artificially baited hook and hand-line, or buys, sells or has in pos- 
session any such fish, taken within the limits of this Commonwealth, 
shall forfeit for each oftence not less than two nor more than twenty 
dollars." 

Stat. 18G9,Chap. 384, Sec. 30. 

Chap. 113, Stat. 1871. 

Prosecutions to be commenced within one year from the time the 
offence is committed. One-half of the penalty goes to the person 
making the complaint, and one-half to the Commonwealth. 



THE GAME AND FISH LAWS. 7 

Bass may l)c caught in the Connecticut River or its tributaries in 
this State, whenever it is h\wful to catch them in said river in the 
State of Connecticut. 

Cbap. 224, Stat, of 1878. 



Shad. 



Wlioever catches any shad except as hereinafter stated, at any 
other season than between the first day of March and the fifteenth 
day of June, shall forfeit for each shad, five dollars. 

Sec. 29, Chnp. 384, Stat. 1869. 

The limitation of time for catching shad in the Connecticut Kiver 
in this State shall hereafter be the same as that now fixed or which 
shall hereafter l)e prescribed b}* the Legislature of Connecticut for 
taking shad in said river in that State. 

rcnalty for each violation, one hundred dollars, 

Cbap. 309, Stat. 1870, and C'liap. 7G, .Stat. 1869. 

Shad umy 1h- taken from the Coiuiocticut River with rod and lint- 
and artificially baited hook, at any time between the liflccnth day of 
March and the first day of August in each year. 

Cbap. 39, Stat. 1809. 

Whoever takes or catches any shad in any part of the Merrimack 
River or its tributaries lying within this Commonwealth, except be- 
tween sunrise on Monday morning and sunrise on Thursday morn- 
ing of each week, from the first day of March to the tenth day of 
.Tune in each year, shall foi-fcit for each shad so taken a sum not less 
than \\\Q nor more than twenty dollars. 

Clijp. 144. Stat. 1«74. 

Ill addition to the penalties [ne.scribed, parties violating shall iV.r- 

feit any boat, net, line, rod, or other apparatus used in sudi taking 

or catching. 

Chap. 281, Stat. 1871. 

Kg person shall take or catch any shad ni the Wewcantit River, 
or its tributaries, in Plymouth County, for a period of five years 
fl'Ofn April 20, 1877, to April 20, 1882, 



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Penalty, five dollars for each shad, and forfeiture of all apparatus 
used. 

Fish Committees ma}' take for stocking purposes. 

Nothing that will obstruct the free passage of fisli or destroy their 

lives, shall he put into said river or its tributaries, under a penalty 

of five dollars for each offence. 

Chap. Ul, Stilt, 1877. 

The town of Braintree may, under ceitain restrictions, regulate 
the taking of shad in Montaquot River, within said town. 

Chap. 123, Stat. 1877. 

It is unlawful to take or catch any shad in Lake Quannapowitt, 
or in Saugus River, or its tributaiy streams in the counties of Mid- 
dlesex and Essex, until Januaiy, 1882, Penalt}', one dollar for 
each shad taken. Certain Fish Committees maj- take for re-stocking. 

Nothing allowed to be placed in the waters that will injure the 
fish. Penalty not exceeding fifty dollars. 

Chap. 16, Stat. 1877. 

No shad shall be taken in any part of Taunton Great River or 
Newmasket River, between the hours of twelve o'clock in the night 
following Thursday of each week, and four o'clock on Monday morn- 
ing succeeding, from the first day of March to the tenth day of June 
of each year, including both said days. No seine to be used within 
forty rods of any other seine. 

Cliap. 208, Stat. 187G. 

It is unlawful to catch shad in North River, in the County of Ply- 
mouth, until July 1, 1881, under a penalty of five dollars for each 
shad, and also a forfeiture of all apparatus used. 

Chap. 103, Stat. 1876, 

The towns of Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, East Bridgewater 
and Halifax may, under certain restrictions, regulate the taking of 
shad in Town River, Satucket River and Nepoonset River, within 
the limits of said towns. 

Chap, 190, Stat. 1872. 



Salmon. 

Whoever takes or catches any Salmon within the limits of this 



TlIK CWE AN'D FI5II LAWS. i) 

Coiiunonwealtli, or wlio buys, sells, or has in his possession the 
same, taken within said limits, l)etwecn the lirst da}- of August and 
the first day of May, shall forfeit for each offence not less than ten 
nor more than fifty dollars ; and whoever buys, sells, or has in his 
l)ossession any young salmon, less than one foot in length, shall for- 
feit five dollars for every young salmon of said dimensions bought, 
Sold, or had in possession. 

Sec. 27, Chap. o'<i, Stat. 1SC9. 

Salmon cannot be taken in North Kiver, in the County of Ply- 
mouth, until July 1, 1881, under a penalty of fifty dollars and for- 
feiture of ai)paratus. 

(hap. 103, Stat. 18TG. 

Nor be taken in Lake <^uannpo\vitt, or Saugus Hiver, or its tribu- 
taries in the counties of Middlesex and Essex, nntil January 1, 

l8^<2. Tcnalfy ten dollars. 

Chap. 16, Stat. isTT. 

Nor lie taken in the Coiinecticut or Merriin;ick Rivers, or their trib- 
utaries ill this CcAnraon wealth, until A\)v\\ 7, 1880. 

Chap. 144. Stat. 1874. 



Pickerel. 

There is no general law regulating the taking of IMckerel. They 
may be taken in any season and in any manner (except by poison- 
ing) unless it is in towns that have adopted Section 2 of Chapter 
83 of the General Statutes, or in leased lakes, or in waters where 
llshing is limited or restricted, as stated in this book, under head of 

"Ponds, Kivers, Brooks, &c." 

Sees. 2G aiul U, Chap. 3S4, Stat. 1861*. 



Eels. 



Eels may be taken in any manner, and at an}' time, except l)y 

poisoning, or in leased lakes, or in waters where fishing is limited 

as above stated. 

Sec. 2C, Chap. 384. Stat. 1809. 

Suckers, Bull Heads, Perch, &c. 

It is unlawful to catch these fish in any other manner than hy arti- 

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10 COMPILATION AND SUMMARY OF 

titiciul or naturally baited hook and hand line, hand or dip net, swecp- 
Seine or salmon pot. Penalty not less than Five nor more than 

Fifty dollars. 

Sec, 2G, Cbiip. .384, Stat. 1^09. 



Alewives, or Herring. 

Except in certain localities, it is unlawful to catch alewives at any 
other season than between March 1 and June 15th in each year. 
Penalty, twenty-five cents for each Alewife. 

Sec. 20, Chap. 384, Stat. 1S69. 
Cbap. 263, Stat. ISTl. 

They can only be caught in the Merrimack lliver, or its tributa- 
ries, in this State, lietween sunrise on Monday morning and sunrise 
on Thursday morning of each week, from March 1 to June 10, in 
*-'ach year. Penalty, one to li^■e dollars. 

Cbap. 144, Stat, of 1ST4. 

Alewives cannot be taken in North River, in the County of PI3'- 
mouth, until July 1, 1881, under a penalty of Five Dollars, and for- 
feiture of apparatus. 

Chap. 103, Stat. 1«TG. 

No Alewives shall betaken in an^' part of Taunton Great River, 
or Newmarket River, between the hours of twelve o'clock in the night 
foUowingThursdny of each week, and four o'clock on Monday morn- 
ing succeeding, from the first (hw of March to the tenth day of June 
of each year, including both said days. 

Chap. 20s. Stat. ISTG. 

No Alewives shall be taken in Lake Quannapowitt, or in Saugus 
River, or its tributaries, in the counties of Middlesex or Essex, other 
than the one running from Flax Pond, in the cit}' of L3-nn, nntil 
January 1, 1882. Penalty, fifty cents for each fish taken. 

Chap, 10, Stat. ISTT. 



Smelts. 

Not to be caught m anv other manner than l)v hook and hand line. 



THE I-ISn AND GA>tr LAWS. 11 

and only between March 1.') and June Ist, in each year. Tenaltv, 
One DoUar lor t-ach li^sh. 

I>iit they may he caught in seines or nets in Bristol, Barnstable, 
or Ddkes Counties, during the time and in the manner it is lawful 
to fish for Perch, Herring or Alewives. 

Duty of Mayors, Aldermen. Selectmen, Police Ofllcers and Con- 
stables to see that the law i^ enforced, 

Cliap. 1.").1, Stat. 1ST4. 
Cliiip. .104, .Stat. is;:;. 



Other Fish. 

Whoever takes or catches iishes which at an\- season frequent 
fresh water, except Eels and Pickerel, in any other manner than by 
artificially or naturally baited hook and hand line, hand or dip net, 
sweep-seine or salmon pot, shall forfeit a sum not less than Five 
Dollars nor more than Fifty Dollars : Prorided, that nothing herein 
contained shall authorize the taking or catching of Trout, Land- 
locked Salmon, or Lake Trout in an}- other manner than by hook 

and hand line. 

Sec. 20, Chap. .181, Stat. 1860. 

It is not lawfid to kill any lisli with spear, except Eels and Pickerel, 



Poisoning. 

Whoever puts or throws into any waters within the State for the 
purpose of taking or destro^'ing fish therein, any of the Coccubat 
JudicHS, otherwise called Indian Berry, or Indian Cockle, or any 
other poisonous substances, whether the same is inixed with any 
other substance or not. shall forfeit Ten Dollars for eveiy sucli offence. 

Sec. 1. Cliap. So, Geiil. Statutes. 



Lobsters. 

Whoever sells, or offers for sale, or has in his possession with intent 
to sell, either directly or indirectly, any lobster less than ten and 
one-half inches in length, measuring from one extreme of the liody 



12 COMPILATION AND SUMMARY OF 

to the Other, exchisive of chiws or feelers, shall forfeit for every sucli 

Lobster, Five Dollars. 

All forfeitures accruing under this act shall be paid, one-half to 

the person making the complaint, and one-half to the city or town 

where the otFencc is committed. 

Chap. 110, Stat. 1874. 



Ponds, Rivers, Brooks, &c. 

It is unlawful to take any fish from the pond of the Adams and 
Cheshire Reservoir Company, situate in the towns of Gliesliire and 
Lanesborough, in any other manner than l)y naturally or artificially 
liaited hook and hand line. 

Penalty not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dol- 
lars, one-half to go to the complainant and one-half to the Count}' 

of Berkshire. 

Cliap. 104, Stat. 1873. 

No person shall take any fisli from any reservoirs, ponds and 
streams held or owned by the City of Worcester for the purpose of 
supplying said cit}' with pure water, without the permission of the 
Water Commissioners of said City, under the direction of the Citj' 
Council of said City. 

Penalty not less than Five nor more than Fifty Dollars. 

Cbap. 86, Stat. 1874. 

No person shall take from Jehu's Pond, so-called in the Town of 
Mashpee, or from the outlet therefrom, more than three dozen of 
eels on any one day, without a permit in writing from the Selectmen 
of said Town. Penalty, twenty-five cents for each eel, one-half to 
go to compiainant and one-half to said Town. 

Chap. GO, Stat. 1875. 

No person shall set, draw or use any seine or net for taking fish 
in the Great Ponds, on the island of Nantucket. Penalty, twent}'- 
five to Fiftv Dollars, with forfeiture of apparatus used. 

Chap. 180. Stat, of 1875. 
See Cbap, 49, Stat. 187G. 

Whoever takes, catches or destrovs anv Eels in Jones River, in 



TIIK FI>n AMI GAME I.AAVS. 13 

IhoTown of Kingston, or in Eecl River, in tlicTown of Phnnoutli, in 
the County of Plymouth, in any other mannerthan by spear, hook and 
line, shall forfeit not less than Five Dollars for ever}- Eel so taken. 

Chaps. 32 add 45. Stat. 18TG. 

It is unlawful to catch any Eels in Muscjuashnit Creek, or its trib- 
utaries, in the Towns of Scitinite and Cohassett, in the Counties of 
l*Iyinouth and Norfolk, in an}' other manner than by spear, hook 
and line. I'enalty, One to Five Dollars. 

ri-nalty for obstructing the Creek, or its tributaries, fifty to one 

hundred dollars. 

Chap. 26, Slat. 1877. 

The law same as above applies to Herring River and its tributa- 
ries in the Town of Wclllleet, in the County of Barnstable. 

Chap. 42, Stat. 1877. 

Also, to Mattapoisett River and its tributaries, in the Town of 
Mattapoisett, in the Count}' of Plymouth, from the bridge at Town 
Mills to Mattapoisett Harbor, and in Barlow's Pond and its trilui- 
varies in said Town, and in its outlet to the harbor. 

Chap, m, Stat. 1877. 

Sec also Chap. 259, Stat. 18G4. 

No person shall set, draw or use any seine, net or trawl, for the 
purpose of taking- fish of any kind in the Watuppa Pond or any inlet 
or outlet thereof, in Fall River or AVestport. 

Penalt}-, Ten to Fifty Dollars, with forfeiture of apparatus ; one- 
half to person making the complaint, and one-half to Commonwealth. 

Chap. 108, Stat. 1877. 

Whoever takes, catches or destroys any P>ls in Ipswich River or 
its tril)utaries in the Town of Ipswich, in the County of Essex, in 
any other manner than by spear and hook and line, shall forfeit for 
every Eel so taken, caught or destroyed, not less than One Dollar 
nor more than Five Dollars ; one-half to be paid to the complainant 

Chap. 202, Stat. 1878. 

Whoever uses any sweep-seine in the waters of the Connecticut, 
Westfield, Deerfield, Miller's, Merrimack, Nashua or Honsatonic 



14 COMPILATION AND SUMMARY OF 

Rivers, or their tributaries, liaving a mesli wliicli stretches less than 
five inches, shall forfeit fur the first offence Twent^'-five Dollars, and 
for each subsequent offence, Fift^' Dollars ; and in each case shall 
also forfeit the apparatus thns unlawfnlly used, and the fish captiu-ed. 

Chap. 172, Stat, of 18TS. 

No person shall set, draw, or sweep any seine or net, the meshes 
of which are less than two and one-fourth inches square when new 
and dry, for the purpose of catching any shad or any other fish, in 
that part of Connecticut River which is within the hmits of this Com- 
monwealth, and below the dam across said River at Holyoke, be- 
tween the first day of May and the fifteenth day of Jul}-, during 
each year. Ponalt}-, not less than Ten nor more Fifty Dollars. 

Chap. 62, SLat. 18GL 

AVhoever takes or catches au}^ fish be^'ond two hundred 3'ards and 

within four hundred yards of any fish-way now built, or hereafter to 

be built on the Connecticnt River, or its tributaries, lying within this 

Commonwealth, in an}' other manner than by naturally or artificially 

baited hooks and line, shall forfeit for each fish so taken or caught, 

the sum of twenty-five dollars. 

Chap. 224, Stat, of 1878. 

Whoever takes or catches any fishes within two hundred yards of 
an}' fish-way now built, or hereafter to be built, on the Connecticut 
River, or its tributaries, 13'ing within this Commonwealth, or tres- 
passes within the limits of such fish-way, shall forfeit for such offence 

the sum of Fifty Dollars. 

Chap. 144. Stat, of 1874. 
Chap. 224. Stat, of 1878. 

Whoever uses any gill-net of an}' size or description in the waters 
of the Connecticut or Merrimack Rivers, or their tributaries, lying 
within this C'ommonwealth, shall forfeit for each offence the sum of v 

Twenty-fT\e Dollars. 

Sec. 4, Chap. 144, Stat. 1874. 

It is not lawful to catch Salmon either in the Connecticut or Mer- 
rimack Rivers, or their tributaries, within this State, for six years 
from April 7, 1874, to April 7, 1880. 

Penalty, not less than Fifty nor more than Two Hundred Dollars, 



THE FISH AND GAME LAWS. 15 

or iin[)iisoiimeiit in the House of Correction not less tliau two nor 

more than sis months. 

Chap. 144, Stat. 1874. 

Tlie Connnissioners of Inh^nd Fisheries have full authority in the 

matter of lish-ways in the Merrimack and Connecticut Elvers and 

their tributaries. 

Chap. 238, Stat. 1866. t 

Chap. 422, Stat. 1869. 
Chap. 50, Stat. 1876. 

Not more than one seine shall be cast, set, swept or used on the 
Taunton Great River or Newasket River, within the same limits, or 
over the same ground, and at the same fishing place or location, nor 
shall anj' seine be cast, set, swept or used within forty rods of any 
other seine. Penalty, not less than Fift}', nor more than Two Hun- 
dred Dollars. 

Chap. 208, Stat. lt;76. 

it i.^ unlawful to catch trout in Marshpee River from Sept. 15 to 
March 20, and at all times, except with a permit from certain pro- 
prietors. 

Chap. 46, Stat. 1860. 

The Towns of Plymouth and Wareham have the control of the 
Shad and Alewife fishery in the Agawam and Half-Way Pond Rivers, 
und in all ponds or streams connecting therewith. 

Chap. 89, Stat. 360. 
Chap 117, Stat. 1863. 

No person shall take any trout in Maple Spring Pond, in the Town 
of Wareham, or in the waters runnmg into or flowing therefrom, 
iVom Sept. 1.5 to April 16. 

Penalty, One Dollar for each Trout taken. 

Chap. 58, Slat. IsiiJ. 

No person shall take any Trout in Nj-e's Pond, in Sandwich, or 
the stream running therefrom to .Jeremy's Creek, so-called, or in 
said .Jeremy's Creek, between that point and Scorton Harl)or, from 
August 1 to April 1. Nor shall any person take any trout there- 
from, except with hook and line. Nor shall any person enter upon 



16 COMPILATION AND SUMMARY OF 

the land bordering npon said pond or stream at any season of the 
year, without the written permission of the proprietors. 
Penalty, One Dollar for each Trout taken. 

Chap. 94, Srat. 1862.' 
Chap. 261, Stat. 1871. 

No person shall take any Trout in Quashuet River, in the district 
■of Marshpce, from September 15th to March 20th, nor at any time, 
without a written permit from the Treasurer of Marshpee. 

Chap. 150, Stat. 1864. 

All acts passed prior to 18C4, for the preservation of iish and the 
regulation of lisheries in thejMystic River, shall extend to the Town 
of Winchester, and to all the i)onds and streams therein. 

Chap. 234 , Stat. 1864. 

No fish shall be taken within fifty rods of an}' fish-way now exist- 
ing, or hereafter to be constructed over or at an}' dam in the Towns 
of Medford, W^st Cambridge and AVinchester, between April 1 and 
June 15. Penalty, fifty cents for each fish taken. Prosecutions to 
be commenced within thirty days after the commission of the oftence. 

Chap. 219, Stat. 1865. 

No person shall fish within four hundred yards of any' fish- way 
on Merrimack River, nor trespass within the limits of the same, 
under a penalty of Fifty Dollars. 

Chap. 289, Stat. 1867, 

No person shall take any trout from the Merrill Pond, on the old 
Wendell Town Farm, in the Town of Wendell, or the waters run- 
ning into the same, at any time of the }-ear, without permission of 
the proprietor. 

Penalty, One Dollar for each Trout taken. 

Chap. 289, Stat. 1868. 

No person shall take any Trout from Jones' Mill Creek, in the 
Town of Barnstable, from its source to the junction with Scorton 
Creek, and within two hundred yards of said junction, on either side 
thereof, from August 1st to April 1st. Nor shall any person take 
any Trout therefrom, except by hook and line ; nor shall any person 



THE GAME AKD FISH LAWS. 17 

enter upon the land l)ordering upon said i)onil or stream, at any 
season of the year, for the purpose of taking Trout without the writ- 
ten permission of the proprietor. 

Penalty, One DoUur for each Trout taken. 

Chap, 290, Stat. 2S6S. 

Barzilla Sears', of the Town of Sandwich, his heirs and assigns, 
have the exclusive riglit, until April 14, 18'J1, to catch Alewives in 
Mill River, in Sandwich, on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sat- 
urda}' in each week ; Providing he keeps and maintains fish-ways 
around the dams on said river. 

No person can take Alewives in said stream without the written 
consent of said Sears, or his heirs or assigns. Penalt}-, Ten Dollars. 

Chap. ISO, Stat. 1871. 

No Shad or Alewives shall be taken in any part of North River, 
in the County of Plymouth, from ]March 1 to June loth, including 
both of said days, excepting on ^Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednes- 
day's of each week, from siuirise to sunset of said days. 

Chap. 2-29, Stat. 1872. 

The. inhabitants of Kingston can regulate the fishing in Jones' 
River, Stony Brook and Smelt Brook, in Kingston. 

Chap. 218, Stat. 1872. 

It is unlawful to catch Trout in Averv Brook, in Charlemont and 
Heath, without written license from owners or lessees, providing the 
lessees or owners maintain notices of this act and its penalties, 
painted or engraved in clear, legible letters ; said notices to be 
erected within one hundred rods of each other, throughout the entire 
length of said Brook, and its tributaries, and on or near the banks 
1 hereof, within the boundaries of said Town. 

Penalt}', Twentj'-fivc Dollars for each offence. Also a penalty of 
Twenty-five Dollars for destroying, injuring or defacing an^- such 
notices. 

Chap. 235, Stat. 1869. 

Whoever catches, takes or destroys an^' Black Bass in the waters 
of Lake Coehituate, in the Towns of Natick, Wavland or Fiaming- 

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18 COMPILATION AND SUMMARY OF 

liam, ill the County of Middlesex, shall forfeit for each oflence not 
less than Ten, nor more than Fifty Dollars. 

Chap. 382, Stat. 1870. 

Smelts, Pickerel, or Pickerel Bait, may be taken in the Merrimack 
River, from October 1 to April loth. 

Cbap. 235, Stat. 1872. 

Fishing in Town River, in the Towns of Bridgewater and West 
Bridgewater, in Satucket River, in the Town of East Bridgewater, 
and in the Monpowset River or Brook, in the Town of Halifax, is 
is and may be regulated and controlled by said towns. 

Cbap. 190, Stat. 1872, and Chap. 32, Stat. 1878. 

No person shall set, draw or use any seine in the waters of Mat- 
tapoisett Harbor and those streams flowing into the same, without 
permission from the Selectmen of Mattapoisett. 

Chap. 259, Stat. 1861. 

The law is the same as to the Harbor of Marion. Permission 
must be got of Selectmen of Marion. 

Chap. 273, Stat. 1864. 

No net, seine or fish-weir to be used in the head waters of Buz- 
zard's Bay. 

Chap. 249, Stat. 1870. 

Trout cannot be caught in the stream known as East Head, in 
the Towns of Carver and Plymouth, without permission from certain 
proprietors. 

Chap. 80, Stat. 18G7, 

Fishing is Umited and regulated in certain waters in Edgartown. 

Chap. 248, Stat. 1872. 

No seine or drag-net shall l^e drawn in Menamsha Pond within 
fifty rods from the mouth of the Ga}' Head Herring Creek, between 
March 15 and May loth. Penalty, Five Dollars. 

Chap. 190, Stat. 1873. 
Trout not to be taken from Grist Mill Pond, near the Parke Mill 



THE FISH AND GAME LAWS. 10 

Iron Works, in the Town of Warcham, or tlio waters rnnninii into 
the same, withont permission from certain proprietors. 

Chap. 110, Stat. 1838. 

Fishing in Lagoon Pond, in Unkes Connty, is limited. 

Cbap. 47. Stat. 18G'2. 

Fishing in Eel River and Town Brook, in Plymouth, can be reg- 
ulated l»y said Town. 

Chap. r)7, Stat. 1SG5. 

Fishing in Cole's River and Lee's River, in Swansea and Somerset, 
can be regulated bj- said Towns. 

Chap. 172, Stat. 186G. 

Prior to 18G0, there were several special acts passed by the Mas- 
sachusetts legislature, regulating the fishing on the coast, and in 
various Towns in the eastern i)art of the State. These acts were 
never published as general laws ; man}' of them have been repealed, 
or embraced in the foregoing acts. Those that are now in force are 
so well understood, having been in operation for twenty years and 
upwards, that it has not been thought worth while to embrace them 
in this work ; and nothing is included in here that specialh' refers 
to Shell Fisheries. 

Some Towns have voted to prohibit fishing in the streams within 
their respective limits, but such vote has no legal effect except in 
those Towns specially authorized l>y act of Legislature ; but the 
following law may be of interest to fishermen and hunters. 

AN ACT TO SECURE LAND FROM TRESPASSERS. 

Section 1. Whoever lietween the first day of April and the first 
day of December, wilfully' enters on or passes over or remains on 
au}' orchard, garden, mowing land or other improved or inclosed 
land of another, after being forbidden by the owner or occupant 
thereof, or by the authorized agent of said owner or occupant, either 
personally, or by notice posted conspicuously on the premises, shall 
be guilty of trespass and shall be i)unished by a fine not exceeding 
Twenty Dollars ; and such fine shall not be less than Five Dollars, 
if the offence is committed on the Lord's Day. 

Section 2. A person found in the act of committing the trespass 



20 COMPILATION AND SUMMARY OF 

described in the preceding section, may be apprehended b}' an}' 
Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, Constable, Watchman or Police Officer, 
without a written warrant and kept in castody in a convenient place, 
not more than twenty- four hours, Sunda}- excepted ; at or before 
the expiration of which time he shall be brought before a Trial Jus- 
tice, Police, Municipal or District Court, and proceeded against 
according to law, or discharged, as the magistrate or court shall 

determine. 

Chap. 181, Stat. 1876. 

The fishery of any pond, the superficial area of which is more than 
twenty acres, shall be public, except such as may have been speciall}^ 
granted by law, or leased, and all persons shall, for the purpose of 
fishing, be allowed reasonable means of access to the same, without 
rendering themselves liable to prosecution or action for trespass. 

Sec. 8, Chap. 384, Stat. 18G9. 

The riparian proprietor of an}' pond, the superficial area of which 

is not more than twenty acres, shall have exclusive control of the 

fisheries therein existing. 

Sec. 7, Chap. 384, Stat. 1869. 



Commissioners. 

The Commissioners of Inland Fisheries can, in the name of the 
Commonwealth, lease any great pond, exceeding twenty acres in 
area, for the purpose of cultivating useful fishes, for such periods of 
time, and on such terms and conditions as shall seem to said Com- 
missioners for the public good. The lease can be made to individ- 
uals or to towns, but such lease shall not affect any public rights to 
such pond, other than the right of fisheries. 

The Commissioners have also the right to take, occupy, manage 
and control any such ponds in the State, not already leased, not 
exceeding six in number, for the purpose of cultivating and distrib- 
uting useful fishes throughout the State. They also have power to 
require the building and maintaining of fish-ways in certain rivers in 
this Commonwealth. 

Chap. 238, Stat. 1866. Chap. 844, Stat. 1867. Chap. 384, Stat. 1869. 

Cliap. 198, Stat. 1872. Chap. 302, Stat. 1872. Chap. 195, Stat. 1873. 

Chap. 62, Stat. 1S7G. Chap. 104, Stat. 1870. Chap. 180, Stat. 1877. 



THE FISn AND GAME LAWS. 21 

The owner or owners of every pond, weir or other similar fixed 
contrivance, or of any fishing pier, seine, drag or gill net used in 
any of the waters of this State for fishing purposes, shall make writ- 
ten report, under oath to the Commissioners on Inland Fisheries, 
on or before the first day of October in each year, specifying the 
number of each kind of edible fish caught ])y his or their respective 
pounds, weirs, or other similar fixed contrivances, piers, seines, drag 
or gill nets, during the year next preceding the date of said report. 

Chap. 104, Stat. 1876. 

As to the validity of certain fonns of complamts, &c., and the 
power of the Commissioners and of lessees, see 

Commonwealth vs. Tiffany, 119 Mass., 300. 
Commonwealth vs. Weathcrland, 110 Mass., 175. 
Commonwealth vs. Look and others, 108 Mass., 452. 
Commonwealth vs. Vincent, 108 3Iass., 441. 
Commissioners on Inland Fisheries vs. Ilolyoke Water 

Power Company, 104 Mass., 44G. 
Paoetor vs. Wells, 103 Mass., 216. 



GAME. 



"Woodcock, Partridge, Quail. 

Wlioevei- in this Commonwealth, takes or kills an}- woodcock, or 
any ruffled grouse, commonl}- called partridge, between the first da^- 
of January and the first day of September in any year, or any quail 
between the first day of January in any 3'ear and the first day of 
November following, or within the respective limes aforesaid, sells, 
buys, has in his possession, or offers for sale an}' of said birds taken 
or killed within this Commonwealth, shall forfeit for every such bird 
twenty-five dollars. 

Duck, Teal. 

AYhoever in this Commonwealth takes or kills any wood or sum- 
mer duck, black duck, or teal, between the fifteenth day of April 
and the first day of September in any year, or within said time sells, 
buys, has in possession, or ofters for sale any of said birds, shall 
forfeit for every such bird twenty-five dollars'. 



Plover. 

Whoever in this Commonwealth takes or kills any Bantramian 
sandpiper, commonly called upland or field plover, between the first 
day of January and the fifteenth day of July in any year, or within 
said time sells, buys, or has in his possession or offers for sale any 
of said l)irds, shall forfeit for every such bird ten dollars. 



Undomestieated Birds. 

Whoever in this Commonwealth takes or kills at any season of 
the vear any undomestieated birds not named in the preceding sec- 



THE FISH AND GAME LAWS. 23 

tions of this act, except birds of pre}', crows, crow blackbirds, her- 
ons, bitterns, wild pigeons, ja^-s, rail, "Wilson's snipe, wild geese, 
l)lover, sandpiper, or any of the so called marsh, beach or shore 
birds, and such fresh-water or sea fowl as are not named in the pre- 
ceding sections of this act, or wilfully destroj's or disturbs the nests 
or eggs of anj^ undomesticated birds, except the nests and eggs of 
birds of pre}' or crows, shall forfeit for every such offence ten dol- 
lars ; provided, that an}' person having a certificate from the Museum 
of Comparative Zoology at Cambridge, the Massachusetts Agricul- 
tural College at Amherst, the Boston Society of Natural History, 
the Worcester Lyceum and Natural History Society, the Peabody 
Academy of Science at Salem, or from any incorporated society of 
natural history or college in the state, to the effect that he is engaged 
in the scientific study of orthinology, or is collecting in the interests 
of and for said institutions, or any one of them, may at any season 
of the year take or kill any undomesticated birds, or take their nests 
and ogg-s. 



Game Birds not to be Destroyed by Snares, &c. 

Whoever in this Commonwealth at any season of the year takes, 
kills or destroys any game bird, except wild pigeons, by means of 
traps, snares, nets, or springes, or shoots at or kills any wild fowl, 
or any of the so called shore, marsh or beach birds, with or by the 
use of any battery, swivel or pivot gun, or by the use of any torch, 
jack or artificial light, shall forfeit for every such offence twenty- 
five dollars. 



Deer, Gray Squirrel, Rabbits. 

Whoever in this Commonwealth at any season of the year prior 
to the first day of January, eighteen hundred and eighty, and who- 
ever thereafterwards between the first day of December in any year 
and the first day of October following, takes or kills any deer (except 
his own tame deer kept on his own grounds) shall forfeit for ever} 
such offence one hundred dollars ; and any person may kill any dog 
found chasing or hunting any deer where the dog is used for that 
purpose with the knowledge of his owner or keeper ; and whoever, 
between the first day of March in any year and the first day of Oc- 



24 COMPILATION AND SUMMARY OF 

tober following, takes or kills any gray squirrel, hare or rabbit, 
shall forfeit for every such offence ten dollars. 



Pinnated Grouse, or Prairie Chicken. 

"Whoever in this Commonwealth, at an}' season of the 3'ear takes 
or kills any pinnated grouse, commonly called prairie chicken, unless 
upon ground owned by him, and grouse placed thereon b}' the owner, 
shall forfeit for every such bird twenty-five dollars-; provided, that 
any person may buy, sell, or have in possession quail and pinnated 
grouse, commonly called prairie-chicken, at any time, provided the 
same be not taken or killed in this Commonwealth contrary to the 
provisions of this act. 

In all prosecutions under the provisions of this act, the posses- 
sion by an}- person or corporation of any gray squirrel, deer, or of 
birds mentioned as protected in this act, during the time within 
which the taking or kilhng of the same is prohibited, shall ho prima 
facie evidence to convict under this act. 

All forfeitures accruing under this act shall be paid, one-half :^o 

the informant or prosecutor, and one-half to the city or town wher§ 

the offence is committed. 

Chap. !)5, Stat, 1877. 



OTPIEE LAWS. 



Thu roUowing laws m:iy he iiitorosting to souil' : 
Law of the Road. 

Section 1. When persons incot each other on a bridge or road, 
travelHng with carriages, wagons, carts, sleds, sleighs or other ve- 
hicles, each person shall seasonabl}- drive his carriage or other vehi- 
cle to the right of the middle of the travelled part of such bridge or 
road, so that tlieir respective carriages or other vehicles ma}' pass 
each other without interference. 

§ 2. The driver of a carriage or other vehicle passing a carriage 
or other vehicle travelling in the same direction, shall drive to the 
left of the middle of the travelled part of a bridge or road; and if 
tlie bridge or road is of sufficient width for the two vehicles to i)ass, 
the driver of the leading one shall not wilfully obstruct the same. 

i^ .'). No person shall travel on a bridge or road with a sleigh (U- 
sled drawn by one or more horses, unless there arc at least three 
liclls attached to some part of the harness. 

Ti'iialty, Twenty Dollars, with a further liability to party damaged 

for amount of damage. 

Chap. 77, Genl. SUiUitcs. 



Dogs. 

Every owner or Iceeper of a dni;,' shall aimnally, on or Iiefore Ihe 

thirtielli (.lay fl" Ajiril, cause it to l)e registered, numbered, described 

and licensed for one year from the llrst day of the ensuing INIay, in 

1he office of the Clerk of the City or Town wherein said dog is kei^t 

and shall cause it to wear around its neck a collar distinctly marked 

with its owner's name and its registered number, and shall pay for 

such license, for a male dog Two Dollars and for a female dog Five 

Dollars. 

4 



26 COMPILATION AND SUMMARY OF 

Penalty for violation, Fifteen Dollars ; Five Dollars of wUicU is 
to be paid to the complainant. 

Ever}' license issned to the owner of any dog in this Common- 
wealth shall have printed thereon a description of the symptoms of 
the disease in dogs known as hydrophobia. 

Chap. 130, Stat. 18«7. 
Cbap. 167, Stat. 1877. 



Lien upon Horses and Other Domestic Animals, 
for the Expenses of their Care and Keeping. 

All persons having proper charges due for pasturing, boarding or 
keeping horses or other domestic animals brought to their premises 
or placed in their care by or with the consent of the owners thereof, 
shall have a lien on such horses or other domestic animals for such 
charges, and the lien ma}' be enforced in the manner provided for 
the enforcement of other liens on personal propert}'. 

Chap. 208, Stat. 1878. 

Bonfires. 

Whoever is concerned in causing or making a bonfire within ten 
rods of any house or building shall be punished by fine not exceed- 
ing Twent}- Dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding one month. 

Sec. 12, Chap. 1G4, Genl. Statutes. 



Whoever wilfully and maliciousl}', or wantonly and without cause, 
cuts down or destro3's, or by girdling, lopping or otherwise injures 
an}' fruit or other tree not his own, standing or growing for shade, 
ornament or other useful purpose, or maliciously or wantonl}' breaks 
any glass in a building not his own, or maliciousl}' breaks down, in- 
jures, mars or defaces any fence belonging to or enclosing lands not 
his own, or maliciously throws down or opens any gate, bars or fence 
and leaves the same down or open, or maliciously and injuriously 
severs from the freehold of another an}' produce thereof, or anything 
attached thereto, shall be punished l)y imprisonment in the jail not 
exceeding one }'ear, or by fine not exceeding One Hundred Dollars. 

Sec. 82, Chap. 161, Genl. Statutes. 



THE GAME AND FISH LAWS. 2, 

LIST OF PONDS LEASED 

7>// iJic Commissi oners on Inland Fisheries, under nathoriti/ 
given by CJoap. 384, Sec. of the Acts of ISGO. 



ISTO. 
Fol). 1. Waushakuin Poiul. in Framingham, to Sturtevant and 

otluTs, 21 years. 
Mar. 1. TislauT Great Pond, inTisburv and C'liilniark, to Allen 

Look and others, 10 years. 
Apr. 1. Cliannce}' Pond, in "Westborouirh. to Trustees Reform 

Seliool, ;j years, 
1. Mendon Pond, in Mendon, to Leonard T. Wilson and 

another., 20 years, 
June 20. Silver Lake, in Wilmington, to Charles O. Billings and 

others, 20 years. 
Sept. 12. Baptist Lake, in Newton, to J. V. C. Hyde and others, 

20 years. 
Oct. 1'). Archer's Pond, in Wrentham, to William E. George, 

l.j years. 
ISTI. 
Jan. 10. Nine Mile Pond, in Wilbrahani, to B. F. Bowles, 10 

^•ears. 
oO. Little Pond, in Falmouth, to F. IL Dimniick, 10 years. 
Apr. — . Spectacle, Triangle, and Peter's i)onds, in Sandwich, to 

Ct. L. Fessenden and another, 5 years. 

17. Long Pond, in Falmouth, to Joshua S. Bowerman and 

three others, 20 years. 
May 15. Pratt's Pond, in Upton, to D. W. Batcheller, 20 years. 

18. Little Sand}' Pond, in Plymouth, to William E. Perkins, 

ir> years. 
Noy. 1. I'nnkapoag Pond, in Randolph and Canton, to Henry 

L. Pierce, 20 years. 
18T-2. 
Jan. 1. Sandy Pond, Forest Lake, or Flint's Pond, in Lincoln, 

to James L. Chapin and others, 20 years. 
Apr. 1. Onota Lake, in Pittsfield, to William IL Murray and 

others, 5 j'ears. 
July 20. Little Pond, in Braintree, to Eben Denton and others, 

20 years. 
1873. 

Ma}- 1. Meeting-house Pond, m Westminster, to inhabitants of 
Westminster, lo 3'ears. 
1. Great Pond, in Weymouth, to James L. Bates and oth- 
ers, 15 years. 



28 eoMriLATioK and summary or 

1873. 
Jnlv T. Little Sanch* Pond, in Pembroke, to A. C. Brigiiani and 

others, 10 3'ears. 
Sept. 1. Pontoosne Lake, in Pittsfield and Lanesboronoii, to E. 

H. Kellogg and others, 15 years. 
Oct. 1. Farm Pond, in Sherborn, to inhabitants of SherI)orn, lo 

3'ears. 

1 . Spot Pond, in Stoneham, to inhabitants of Stoneham, 

15 years. 
Nov. 1. Lake Chaubunagungamong, or Big Pond, in Welister, 

to inhabitants of Webster, 5 years. 
Dee. 1. Lake Wanban, in Needham, to Mollis Hunnewell, "20 

3'ears. 

iST-t. 
Mar. 1. Walden and AVhite Ponds, in Concord, to inhabitants 
of Concord, 15 j'ears. 

2. Upper Nankeag, in Ashbnrnham, to inhabitants of Ash- 

burnham, 20 jears. 
Apr. 1. Elder's Pond, in Lakeville, to inhabitants of Lakeville, 
15 years. 
20. North and Sonth Podunk Ponds, in Brookfield, to inhab- 
itants of Brook field, 15 years. 
Ma}* 2. Brown's Pond, inPeabody, to John L. Shore}', 15 years. 
1 . Maquan Pond, in Hanson, to the inhabitants of Hanson, 
15 years. 

10. Wickaboag Pond, in West Brookfield, to Lemnel Fid- 

1am, 15 j-ears. 
20. L'nchecliQwalom and Massapog ponds, to the inhabitants 
of Lnnenburg, 20 years. 
.Tnly 1. Hardy's Pond, in Waltham, to H. E. Priest and others, 
15 years. 
1. Hockomocko Pond, in Westborongh, toL. N. Fairbanks 
and others, 15 years. 

1 1 . jMitchell's Pond, in Boxford, to P. M. Cross and others, 

15 years. 
1 1 . Hazzard's Pond, in Russell, to N. D. Parks and othcs, 
20 3-ears. 
Oct. 1. East Waushacum Pond, in Sterhng, to inhabitants of 
Sterling, 20 years. 
20. Middleton Pond,'^in Middleton, to inhabitants of Mid- 
dleton, 15 3'ears. 

187.1. 

Jan. 1. AVhite and Goose Ponds, in Chatham, to George W. 
Davis, 15 3-ears. 

Mar. 1. Lake Pleasant, in Montague, to inhabitants of Monta- 
gue, 10 years. 



Trra r.AME and iisn laws, 2!) 

IN" . 

^[at•. 1. Hood's Poiul, in Ipswich and Topsiield, to inhahitants 

of Toi)sru'Ul, 15 years. 
Apr. 1. Cliauncey Puml. in Westbovongh, to inhabitants of 
Wc'stboronji;h, !."» years. 
.'.. West's Pond, in Bolton, to J. D, nnrll)nrt and others. 

1.') years. 
l.">. Gates Pond, in Berhn. to E. H. Ilartsliorn and others, 

1.") years. 
21. Pleasant Pond, in Wenhani, to inhabitants of Weuham, 
1.") years. 
M:\\ 1, Morse's Poud, in Xeedhani, to Kdnmnd M. Wood, l'» 
years. 
1. Great Pond, in North Andover, to Eben Sutton ttnd 

others, 20 years. 
1. (liihnark Pond, in Chihnark. to .1. Nickerson and oth- 
ers, agents, 20 years. 
.Iiilv 1. Winter Pond and Wedge Pond, in Winchester, to inhab- 
itants of NVinchester. 15 years. 
1. llaggett's Pond, in Andover. to inhabitants of Ando- 
ver, 20 years. 
Aug. 1. Oyster I'ond, in Edgnrtown. to d. II. Smith and others^ 
20 3'cars. 
7. West Wausehacum Pond, in Sterling, to inhal)itants of 

Sterling, 20 years. 
!). Mystic (Ui)per) l*oud, in Winchester, ^Fedford, and 
Arlington, to inhabitants of Winchester and Med- 
ford, 15 j-ears. 
Oct. 1. I.ittle Chauncey and Solomon Ponds, in Northborough^ 
to inhabitants of Xorthborough, 15 years. 
isTfi. 
Feb. 1. Great Sandy Bottom Pond, in Pembroke, to Israel 

Thrasher and otiiers, 15 years. 
Mar. 1, Dennis Pond, in Yarmouth, to inhabitants of Yarmouth, 
15 years. 
1. Crystal Lake, in Wakefield, to Lyman II. Tasker nnd 
others, 15 jears. 
20. Lower Naumkeag Pond, in Ashburnham, to inhabitants 

of Ashl)urnham. i>^ years. 
2-s: Dennison Lake, in AVinchendon, to inhabitants of Win- 

chendon, 15 j'ears. 
2S, Pliillipston Pond, in PhiUipston, to inhabitants of Phil- 
lipston, 20 years. 
May ■'^. South-west Pond, in Athol, to Adin H. Smith and oth- 
ers, 15 years. 
June 1. Norwich Pond, in Huntington, to inhabitants of Hunt 
inuton, 20 years. 



30 COMPILATION AND SUMMARY OF 

18TC. 
June 10. Dug Pond, in Natick, to W. P. Bigelow find others, 15 

years. 
Oct. 1. • Farm and Learned's Pond, in Framingham, to inhabit- 
ants of Framingham, 15 years. 
1. Whitney's Pond, Wrentham, to inhabitants of Wren- 

tham, 15 years. 
1. Little Pond, in Barnstable, to George H. Davis,* 15 
years. 
1877. 
Mar. 1. Nine Mile Pond, in Wilbraham, to inhabitants of Wil- 
braham, 15 years. 
15. Pentneket and Hock Ponds, in Georgetown, to inhabit- 
. ants of Georgetown, 15 3-ears. 
Aug. 10. Onota Lake, in Pittsfield, to WiUiam H. Murray and 

others, 15 years. 
Oct. 1 . Fort, Great Spectacle and Little Spectacle Ponds, in 
Lancaster, to inhabitants of Lancaster, 20 years. 

Tlie Commissioners have, under the Act of 187G, taken posses- 
sion of Halfway Pond, in Piymouth, for the purpose of raising and 
distributing fish in other waters of the State. 

Lessees of ponds are required, by their leases, to use all reason- 
able efforts to stock their ponds, and keep accurate records of the 
same, and make returns of their doings to the Commissioners on the 
first of October, each year, of the number and species of fish which 
they have put in or removed from their ponds. Any failure to com- 
ply with these conditions is a breach of contract invalidating their 
lease. It is important that the State should know just what is being 
done ; and, where there appears to be mismanagement or apparent 
failures, the Commissioners will visit the ponds, and ascertain, if 
possible, the cause. 



THE FISH AND GAME LAWS, 



31 



COMMISSIONERS ON -FISHERIES. 



LNITEU STATES. 



Trof. Spencer F. Baird, 



( Smithsonian Institution, 
i Washington, D. C. 





MAIXK. 




E. M. Stillwell, 
Henry 0. Stanley, 


NKW UAMrSUIRE. 


Bangor. 
Dixfleld. 


Luther Ha^-es, 
Samuel \Vel)l)er, 
Albina Powers, 


VKUMONT. 


Milton. 

Manchester. 

Grantham. 


Mi Goldsmith, 


MASSACUUSKTTS. 


Rutland. 


Theodore Lyman, 
E. A. Brackett, 
Asa French, 


CONNECTICUT. 


Brookline. 
Winchester. 
South Braintrec. 


William M. Hudson,' 
Robert G. Pike, 
James A. Bill, 


lUIODE ISLAND. 


PLartlbrd. 

Middletown. 

Lyme. 


Newton Dexter, ' 
Alfred A. Reed, Jr., 
John H. Barden, 


NKW YOKK. 


Providence. 
Providence. 
Scituate. 


Horatio Seymour, 
Robert R. Roosevelt, 
f^dward M. Smith, 


NKW .IKItSKV. 


Utica. 

New York City. 

Rochester. 


J. R. Shotwell, 
G. A. Anderson, 
B. P. Howell, 




Rahway. 
Trenton. 
Woodbury. 



•62 



COMPILATION AND SUMMAKY OF 





rEXlSYLVANIA. 




H. J. Reeder, 
B. L. Hewitt, 
James Dutfy, 


MAUYLANl). 


E as ton. 

Hollidaysburg. 

Marietta. 


T. B. Ferguson, 
T. Downes, 


MUGIMA. 


Baltimore. 
Denton. 


A. Moselv. 

Pr. W. B. Roberts, 

M. C. Ellsley, 


AJ.AIJA^I.V. 


Richmond. 

Lynchburg. 

Blacksbnrg. 


Charles S, G. Doster, 

Ro. Tyler, 

D. R. Hundley. 


OHIO. 


^Montgomery. 
Montgomery, 
CouvtAand. 


.John C. Fisher, 
Robt. Cummings, 
John H. Klippart, 
Emory D. Potter, Supt., 


MICUIUAN. 


Coshocton. 
Toledo. 
- Columbus. 
Toledo. 


Andrew J. Kellogg. 

(xeo. Clark, 

K. R. Miller, 

Geo. H. Jerome, Supt., 


IOWA. 


Allegan. 
Ecorse. | 
Richland 
Niles. 


Samuel B. Evans, 
B. F. Shaw, 
Charles A. Haynes, 


AIIXNKSOIA. 


Ottunnva. 
Anamosa. 
"W^alerloo. 


Win. ( iolcher. 
R. 0. Sweeny, 
Robt. Ormsby, 




St. Pnul. 
yt. Paui. 
iSt. Paul. 


B. R. Redding, 

S. R. Throckmorton. 

J. D. Farweil, 


CAI.UOKMA. 


Sacramento. 
San Francisco. 
San Francisco. 



-■iJ, 



THE GA"\IE AXD FISH LAAVS. 



33 



DOMINION OF CANADA. 



^y. F. Whitcher, 
"W. H. Venning, 

N. IT. Fish, 
J. R. Stcelmau, 
N. B. Pearce, 



A. Palmer, 
William Welch, 
P. K. Hoy, 
A. F. Donsman, 



A. P. Lockwood, 



ARKANSAS. 



WISCONSIN. 



Ottawa. 
St. John. 

Pine Bluffs. 
Little Rock. 
Fayetteville. 



Boscabel. 
Madison. 
Racine. 
Waterville. 



LTAH TERRITORY. 



Salt Lake City. 





KENTUCKY. 






P. II. Darby, 




Caldwell County, 


Polk Lafoon, 




Hoi)kins 




Dr. S. W. Coombs, 




Warren 




Hon. C. J. Walton, 




. Hart 




Pack Thomas, 




Jefferson 




Hon. James B. Casey, 




Kenton 




Hon. John A. Steele, 




Woodford 




J. H. Bruce, 




Garrard 




Gen. T. T. Garrard, 




Clav 




W^ C. Allen, 


GEORGIA. 


Bath 




Thos. P. Janes, 


ILLINOIS. 


Atlanta. 




W. A. Pratt, 


NEVADA. 


Elgin. 




H. G. Parker, 









NORTH CAROLINA. 



Gov. Z. B. Vance, 
Prof. W. C. Kerr, 
Pres. R. P. Battle, 
Col. S. M. Holt, 
Capt. S. B. Alexander, 
Maj. Jonathan Evans, 
Capt. J. R. Thispan, 



Raliegh. 

Raliegh. 

Chapel Hill." 

Haw River. 

Charlotte. 

Fayetteville. 

Tarboro'. 



INDEX. 



Pasre. 



Alewivcs. 


B. 


10, 11, 15, 17 


Birds, 




22,23 


Black Bass, 




6 


Bull Heads, 




n 


BROOKS, 




12 


Avery, 




17 


East Head, 




18 


Smelt, 




IT 


Stony, 




IT 


Town, 




19 


Bonfires, 


C. 


27 


Chickens, Prairie 




24 


C03IMISSI0NERS, 


20 


List of, 




31, 32, 33 


CREEKS— 






Musquashuiet 


) 


13 


Scorton, 


D. 


16 


Deer, 




23 


Duck, 




22 


Dog Law, 




25 



Eels, 



Fisb, 
Fishways, 



Game, 

Gray Squirrel, 

Grouse, 



Herring. 



H. 



9, 11, 12, 13 



5 
14, 15 



10,11 



Page. 



Land-locked Salmon. 


T 


Lake Trout, 


6 


Liens, 


2(j 


Leased Ponds, 


27 


Cocliituate, 


IT 


Quunnapowitt, 


10 


Lobsters. 


11 


P. 




Partridge, 


22 


Pickerel, 


9, 11, IT 


Perch. 


9,11 


Plover. 


22 


Pinn.ated Grouse, 


24 


Poisoninp:, 


11 


Prairie Chicken, 


24 


POXDS, 


12,20 


Adams, 


12 


Barlow, 


13 


Cheshire, 


12 


Flax, 


10 


Grist Mill, 


18 


Jcbu's, 


12 


Lagoon, 


19 


Menamsha, 


18 


Merrill, 


16 


Nantucket, 


12 


AVatuppa, 


13 


Worcester, 


12 



Quail, 



22 



R. 



Rabbits. 


23 


Jtvi V -IliKO — 

Agawam, 


15 


Cole's, 


19 


Connecticut, 


7, 9, 14 


Deerfield, 


13 


Eel, 


13,19 


Halfway Pond, 


15 


Herring. 


13 


Housatonic, 


13 


Ipswich, 


13 


Jones. 


12,17 



35 



lilVERS, COXTINUED— 

Lee's, 

Mattapoisett. 
. Marslipee. 

]Merriiiiaek, 

Miller's, 

Mill, 

3Iontaquot. 

Monponsett, 

Mystic, 

Xashua. 

Xepoiisctt, 

Newinasket, 

:Nortb, 

Saugiis, 

Satucket. 

Taiintou Great, 

Town, 

AVesttield, 

"VTeweantit, 
Road, Law ol. 



Salmon, 

Shad, 

Smelts, 

Squirrel, 

Suckers, 



Paofc. 



19 
13 
lo 
7,9,10, 13,14, 1G,1S 
13 
17 
8 

18 

15 

13 

8 

10, 15 

10,17 

,9.10 

8,18 

10, 15 

IS, 19 

13 



8,9, 



8, 
8. 



6,8,14 

7, 14, 15. 17 

10,18 

23 

9 



T. 



Teal, 

Trout, 

Lake Trout, 

Trespassers, 

TOWNS— 
Barnstable, 
Braintree, 
Bridgewater, 
Carver, 
Cliarlemont, 



22 

5, 15, IG. 17, 18 

6 

19,27 

16 

8 

8,18 

18 

17 



TOWNS, COXTIXUED- 

Clieshire, 

Coliasetl, 

Ea>t Bridgewatcr, 

Fall River, 

Framingbam, 

Halifax, 

Heath, 

Holyoke, 

Ipswich, 

Kingston, 

Lauesborougb, 

Lynn, 

Marion, 

Mashpee, 

Marsbpee, 

Mattapoisett, 

Medford, 

Nantucket, 

Natick, 

Plymouth, 

Scituate, 

Sandwich, 

Wareham, 

Wavhind, 

Wendell, 

AVeimeet, 

West Hridgewater, 

AVest Cambridge, 

We>tport, 

Winchester, 

Worcester, 

U. 

Uudomesticated Birds, 



W. 



Page. 

12 
13 
8,18 
13 
17 
8,18 
17 
14 
13 

13, 17 
12 
10 
18 
12 
12 

13,18 
16 
12 
17 

13,19 
13 
17 

16,19 
17 
16 
13 
8,18 
16 
13 
16 
12 



22 



Woodcock, 



22 



ERRATA. 



On page 29, in lease of Lower Naiimkeag Pond, for " 48 years," 
read 18 years. 



A 

COMPILATION AND SUMMARY 

OF TlIE 

FISH AND GAME LAWS 

OF MASSACHUSETTS. 

JUNE I, 1878. 

BY HENRY J. DUNHAM, 

STOCKBRIDGE, MASS. 



PITTSFIELD, MASS : 
SUN STEAM PRINTING ROOMS, 10^ NORTH STREET. 

1878. 



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